Carrier



FIGJ

H. F. RASMUSSEN.

CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15, 1921.

Patented Sept. 26, 1922. NW3 I 4 A TTORNEYS.

Patented Sept. 26, 1922.

v UNITED" STATES,PATENTOFFICEQZJd ROBERT F. Rasmussen, or osiiirosi r, wiscoivsmflissieivoa 'IO c. AiLIBBEY con- PANY, or OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, AGORPORATIONOE WISCONSIN. I i

J CARRIER.

Applieationfi l ed September 15, 1921. Serial 110,500,724,

To an whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT F. RASMUSSEN,

a citizen ofthe'United States, and resident" of Oshkosh, in the county ofWinnebago and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Carriers, of

which the following isa descriptiomreference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.-

This invention relates to improvements in carriers, particularly adapted for use conveying a litter carrier from one part of a barn or farmyard to another, or, for con Carriers of this general type operateioni a single overhead track which can only bel supported from one side by brackets The track frequently runsout of doors and is" often curved sharply to get around various obstructions. Under heavy loads and vary mg climatic conditions, thetrack frequently warps and twists out of its original shapek f One of the objects of the invention is to p e; vide a carrier of such construction that it will readily accommodate itself to abri'ipt curves or inequalities in the track so that the tendency for the carrier to jump off theltrack is reduced to a mlnimumfi'" In its preferred formthe inventioncoiitemplates a pair of supporting brackets on each of which a pair of rollers adapted to engage the overhead track are mounted, a load carrying member or bar being connected to the lower ends of the supporting brackets; and a more specific object of the invention is to provide a novel form of swivel connection between the load carrying member and the supporting brackets, this preferably be ing accomplished by providing an annular flange on the lower ends of the brackets and a pair of clamping members fixed to the load carrying member adj acenteach bracket and which have an annular groove adapted to receive the annular flange of the brackets, whereby the brackets may oscillate about their vertical axes relative to the load carrying bar.

A further object of the invention is to provide a load carrying member, preferably in the form of a hook, swivelly connected to the load carrying bar, the hook member preferably being connected to the bar in the same manner as the supporting brackets arecon- 'nec'ted thereto. a

A further object of the invention to provide stop members at the front and rear ends ofthe carrier whicliare' of such' conf struction that they'will prevent breakageof the carrier and will absorb a certain amount of shock should the carr er run into some obstructioinffor example, another carrierlonf the track, the stop members preferably be; ing of L shape and mounted on the extremik tiesof the pins onwhich the rollerscarried by the supporting brackets are mounted,

which arrangement not only provides a stop member, but also prevents spreading of the free ends ofthe roller carrying pins and rigidities the structure.

I The invention consists in the novel con} structions, arrangements and devices to be I hereinafter described and claimed for carry-f ing out the above stated objects and such other objects as will appear from the following description of a certain'preferred embodimentillustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein-j Fig. l is aside elevatio ial view of afcar rier embodying the principles of the invert-j tion; and c I 1 Figs. 2, 3, 4 and dare sectional V1GWS, on

an enlarged scale, taken on the imam-2,

3-3, L 4,.and 5* 5, respectively, of Fig. 1.

like parts in the several views.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the carrier is mounted upon a single overhead track, preferably in the form of an I-beani 7, fixed to the lower ends of supporting brackets 8, the upper ends of which are secured to suitable supports 9, only one of such brackets and supports being shown in the drawings.

The carrier comprises a pair of bracket members 10 on the upper ends of which are mounted rollers 11 adapted to'run upon the track 7, the lower ends of said brackets being swivelly connected to a load carrying bar 12. Two rollers are preferably provided for each bracket, as shown in Fig. 1,

, ike characters of referencedesignate" the rollers being journaled on pins 13 which member 14 is slipped over the extremities After of the pins and secured in place by cotter pins 15 which extend through the pins. By

this arrangement the pins associated with each bracket are maintained in parallel arrangement at all times and the rollers are.

not subjected to any binding action which might otherwise occur if the extremities of the pins were not tied together as described.

The portions 14 of the members 14; are bent around substantially at right angles to the respective portions 141?, and, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, the portions 14*" extend across the thereof by bolts 17, the members 16 being formed so as to provide an annular groove 16 adapted to receive an annular flamgell) provided on the lower end of each of the brackets 10. This arrangement permits a certain amount of oscillation of the brackets 10 about their vertical axes relative to the bar 12 and permits the carrier to accommodate itself readily to abrupt curves or inequalities in the track.

A hook member 18 is preferably swivelly mounted on the bar 12 intermediate the clamping members 16, the preferred arrangement being to provide a third pair of clamping members 16 identical. in construc: tion to those just described and which are adapted to embrace, an annular flange 18 formed on the upper end of the hook 1 8.

I claim:

1. A carrier of the class described comprising a pair of brackets, a roller mounted on each of said brackets, each bracket at its lower end having an annular flange, a load carrying member, and a pair of clamping members fixed to said carrying member adjacent each end, said clamping members having annular grooves adapted to receive the flanges of said respective brackets for the purpose described.

2. A carrier of the class described comprising a pair of brackets, a roller mounted on each of said brackets, each bracket atits. 'lower end having an annular flange, a load carrying member a pair of clamping members fixed to said carrying member ad acent each end, sald clamping members having annular grooves adapted to receive the flanges of said respective brackets, a second load carrying member having at its upper end an annular flange, and a pair of clamping members fixed to said first mentioned'carrying member intermediate said first mentioned pairs of clamping members and havingfan annular groove adapted to receive the flange of said second mentioned ,carrylng member, for the purpose described.

3. A carrier of the class described comprlslng a palr of brackets, a roller mounted on each of sald brackets, a load carrying member connected to said brackets, and an L-shaped I'GSlllQllt stop member assoclated.

with each of said brackets.

4. A carrier of the class described comprising a pair of brackets, a pair of rollers associated with each of said brackets, pins projecting from one side of said brackets on whlchthe rollers are ournaled, a load carrying member connected to said bracknature.

ROBERT F. RASMUSSEN ets, and an L-shaped resilient member. 

